Needle Materials Socks, like everything else knitted, are made on knitting needles. My grandmother always used the same kind of needles, probably the only brand available at the discount store where she usually shopped for her yarn. Today, the variety of needles available to knitters is almost limitless. The downside to the available variety is […]
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When it comes to socks, I like the simplest ones best. Yes, like you, I’m attracted to beautiful designs with colorwork, lace, cables, and unusual heel and toe shapes. I knit all of these socks for fun. But the socks I wear are simple socks with ribbing and stockinette stitch and an easy heel and toe. […]
THIS CLASS HAS BEEN CANCELLED. One of my favorite classes I teach is Design Your Own Lace Stitches. I’m teaching a special 2-day version of this class at Fiber College of Maine on September 3rd and 4th, and there are still openings! Sign up today! In this class we cover both the artistic and technical […]
Don’t miss the Summer Sock KAL with projects from Stories In Stitches 3! The Key to Sock Size The key measurement for sock sizing is the ankle & foot circumference. For women’s sock patterns, this is usually sized about 8 inches, for men it’s about 10 inches. But in real life, our ankles are all different circumferences. Usually […]
Don’t miss the Summer Sock KAL with projects from Stories In Stitches 3! Yep, I cussed. Almost. I guess it depends on where you live and how you define “cuss” but I wanted to get your attention. The single most important thing you can do to get a good fit when you are knitting a sock from a pattern […]
Don’t miss the Summer Sock KAL with projects from Stories In Stitches 3! Cast On: Notice I didn’t say “cast-on edge” because 1) there’s no “edge” and 2) we may not be starting at the tip of the toe, depending on which type of toe we start with. Standard toe: The cast on for a standard toe in a […]
Don’t miss the Summer Sock KAL with projects from Stories In Stitches 3! More About Heels and Toes So, what happens after you knit the heel? You started your sock working in the round, then you knit the heel back and forth. When you’re done you need to get back to working in the round again. […]
Cuff Down Now, let’s go through the parts of a sock in more detail, working from the cast on edge at the top of the cuff and working our way down to the toe. This is an overview, so don’t worry if some parts seem confusing. We’ll go over each part in even more detail again when […]
Welcome to the Stories In Stitches 3 Summer Sock KAL! (That’s a lot of esses, isn’t it?) To get started, let’s look at the parts of a sock and discuss how the three cuff-down sock patterns in Stories In Stitches 3 fit into this picture. (In the next post, as a bonus, we’ll also take a look at […]
I’ve been to Lithuania many times and have had wonderful opportunities to see knitting collections in large and small museums. A few years ago, at the Mile High Lace Knitting Conference in Denver, I was talking to Galina Khmeleva, author of Gossamer Webs: The History and Techniques of Orenburg Lace Shawls and expert on Russian lace knitting, and […]